methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: false negative

false negative
type: Concept
broader: health sciences
definition: This type of error involves the acceptance of the null hypothesis when it is actually false; in other words, it represents a failure to detect a real effect. It is also known as a Type II error or β error. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; False Negative]

health sciences
type: Concept
narrower: false negative